“The Philippines Adoption Program,Pilot and Deployment Initiatives”

TV White Space(TVWS) Technologies

Engr. REYNALDO T. SYCluster Regional Director and Program Director

TV White Space Technologies Study Program, DOST-ICTO

3rd Telecom Summit: Affordable Broadband for Rural India –Policy Enablement and Business Models:

New Delhi, India

Philippine ICT Situation

55.42%

35%

20%

98.52% 94.2

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Private sector naturally declines

investing as it does not see an

acceptable ROI

Benefits of broadband enabled

services are inaccessible to the

rural folk

Inclusive growth is impeded and

the “Digital Divide” widens

Inflation caused by economic growth in urban areas causes broadband costs to

increase

Rural families cannot afford a

broadband connection

(P1,000/month 512 Kbps)

Philippine Broadband Scenario

Challenge: Internet for All

• Utilizing long range characteristics

– Rural broadband/backhaul

– Wide-coverage hotspots

– Bridge among small networks

– Sensor network

– Wireless surveillance system

• Utilizing obstacle

penetration/avoidance

characteristics

– Indoor distribution

– Machine-to-Machine

– Non-line-of-sight

– Over water propagation

VHF/UHF Allocations for Broadband Deployment Nationwide

A perfect solution for last mile distribution

TVWS technologies are ready for deployment.

IDEAL for the Philippine landscape.

Why TV White Space….

Economic development is fostered by e-Learning, e-Commerce, e-Gov’t,

e-Health, etc.

Rural incomes increase, and commercial

broadband is demanded

Private sector sees an acceptable ROI from

investing in the developing rural areas

Rural communities have access to

broadband enabled services

TVWS Technologies

What can be…

TVWS Technology for Public Service

Education• Multimedia instruction, access to the better teachers

• Information access and delivery

Health• Primary healthcare delivery, access to specialists

• Health management, health care access for all, Ehealth using RxBox and Skype

Disaster Mitigation & Response• Disaster reporting from devastated area

• Communication and Internet access (Skype, Social Media etc)

Governance• LGU/NGA coordination ,

• Access to e-Government services and great public engagement

Commerce & Industry• Free Public WIFI “Juan Konek”

• e-Business – marketing, selling, distribution, support, etc.

A National Program for theStudy of TVWS Technologies

To demonstrate the macroeconomic viability of using an unlicensed access to TV white spaces (dynamic spectrum allocation – cognitive radio);

To demonstrate the technical feasibility of using TVWS with particular attention to any detrimental effect to incumbent services in the TV spectrum;

To develop the policies, rules and regulations that will cause the rapid adoption of TVWS technologies;

To develop the necessary capacities: human, institutional, and essential infrastructure towards the proposed nationwide adoption of the TVWS technologies

OBJECTIVES:

Philippine TVWS Space Initiative

Bohol TVWS Technology Trial:15 Elementary Schools

1 High School1 District Hospital

1 Community Public ParkIsland Barangay

Pulilan TVWS Technology Trial:

13 Elementary Schools (2Mbps)

4 High Schools (4 Mbps)

DOST-ICTO TVWS Technologies Trials

DOST-ICTO Major

IP Backbone

Installed TVWS Tubigon Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 2 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Nearby RHUs, NGA’s and free public wifi (around 2)

Spur link Mt. Luay –Tubigon to be upgraded

Spur link Camangay –Talibon to be upgraded

Existing DOST-ICTO Network in Visayas

Spur link Camangay – Ubayto be upgraded

Installed TVWS Ubay Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 11 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Connectivity –BFAR-USAID Ecofish Project • Nearby RHUs, NGA’s and free public wifi (around 11)

Installed TVWS Talibon Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 4 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Connectivity –BFAR-USAID Ecofish Nearby RHUs,

NGA’s and free public wifi (around 4)

20-KM Coverage

10-KM Coverage

DOST-ICTO TVWS 1st Technology Trial

Ubay TVWS Topology – Bohol Area

Talibon TVWS Topology – Bohol Area

Tubigon TVWS Topology – Bohol Area

ICTO QC – Pulilan Bulacan

– Internet Backhaul Transmission

DOST-ICTO TVWS 2nd Technology Trial

Pulilan TVWS Topology – Bulacan area

Taal ES

Sto Cristo ES

Bajet ES

Bajet HS

Pulilan Central

Balatong A ES

Balatong B ES

Sta Peregrina HS

Sta Peregrina ES

Inaon ES

Engr. V Dionisio HS

Dampol 1st ES

Dampol 2nd A ES

Dampol 2nd A HS

Dampol 2nd B ES

Tabon ES

Dulong Malabon ES

Trial on Free Public WIFI Hotspot thru TVWS

Connected around 33 public schools and provided Free Public WIFI Internet to public areas across 6 coastal municipalities of Tubigon, Talibon, Ubay, Bien Unido, Trinidad and Carlos P Garcia in Bohol and in Pulilan, Bulacan.

TVWS Supported Free WIFI Internet

“Serve as mobile registration hubs for BFAR-USAID ECOFISH Project in Danajon Reef”

A total increase of 3532 registrants across the 6 municipalities

An average improved performance of 504% across the 6 municipalities

• (Bien Unido- 1538%, CPG-603%, Talibon-134%, Trinidad-458%, Tubigon 183%, Ubay-109%)

The institutionalization of at least 2-3 "mobile registration enumerators" per municipality

TVWS Supported Fisherfolk Registration

Photos courtesy of Mr. Patrick Ongchangco – ABS-CBN

OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS

TVWS is interfered by Analog/Digital TV transmission (same tower)

Analog/Digital TV transmission is notinterfered by TVWS (same tower)

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As you will notice, despite of obstruction (mountains, trees), we are able to measure around 1.75 Mbps at the range of almost 5 kilometers….

Location Tapal (Bohol)

Distance 4.72km

Base Station Antenna Gain

17dBi

Destination Antenna Gain

6dBi

Avg. Bandwidth

1.75 Mbps

Notable Result of TVWS Trials (1/2)

Location Sta. PeregrinaPulilan

Distance 5.49km

Base Station Antenna Gain

12dBi

Destination Antenna Gain

6dBi

Avg. Bandwidth

6 Mbps

Notable Result of TVWS Trials (2/2)

Bohol EarthquakeMagnitude 7.2 tectonic earthquake

October 15, 2013

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Strongest Storm recorded at landfall

Category 5 (315 Km/h)

November 8, 2013

DOST-ICTO TVWS Deployment for Disaster

Bohol Earthquake

DSWD

CPE: Community Hospital

Rural Health Unit

PNP

TESDA

MCTC

BFP

Mayor’s Office

ICTO TVWS Tubigon Base Station

Tubigon Government Centers

Extend Connectivity thru TVWS and WIFI Access Point

Tubigon Government Centers

Tubigon TVWS Base Stn

CPE: Tubigon Multipurpose Gym with Wifi Access Pts

Tubigon Public Market

Tubigon Public Plaza

Tubigon Church

Public Access Wifi Coverage

Extend Connectivity thru TVWS and WIFI Access Point

TVWS CPE

TVWS Base

Extend Connectivity thru TVWS and WIFI Access Point

Wi-Fi Access Point

Internet Connectivity for Disaster Mitigation

Internet Connectivity for Disaster Mitigation

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

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The three marked points were connected:

1. the base station at the DOST Regional Office where the VSAT was located. The internet backhaul was a satellite connection provided by the ITU.

2. a CPE at the Philippine Science High School Office, approx. 500m away, the primary users were the administrative staff of PSHS

3. another CPE at the PSHS Campus Dormitory (top), approx. 1000m away, where the first set of users were the Bombero Unidos, a humanitarian group from Spain which sent a team of relief workers to Leyte. They were headquartered at the dormitory for several weeks. The internet connection was used to communicate with other NGOs and with their home base in Spain. When they left, the dormitory was used as temporary housing for the PSHS faculty and their families. The internet connection was used in helping the faculty rebuild their lesson plans and instructional material in preparation for the re-opening of classes in mid-January.

TVWS Network Coverage (Palo, Leyte)

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DOST Region 8 Office (showing solar-powered VSAT) where the base station was located PSHS Administrative

Building (the CPE antenna is the white square in the center of the photo).

PSHS Campus Dormitory

Three End Points….

• Purpose: Restore connectivity after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda

• Coverage: Government Center in Palo, Leyte

• Backhaul: VSAT (initially) and later switched to Telco network after they had restored their service

• Total Beneficiaries: 4 government agencies, Humanitarian group “Bumbero Unidos” and victims in the evacuation center

• Number of radios installed: Three units of 6Harmonics TVWS

• TVWS Eqpt Provider: Microsoft

• Installer: DOST-ICTO and American Technology Inc.

• Long distance call thru SKYPE courtesy of Microsoft

Deployment Site: Palo Leyte (November 2013)

Deployment for Disaster Response

How Do we Do That?

DOST – ICTO ‘s partnership with various gov’t agencies, technology providers, service providers, broadcasters and stakeholders thru MOU/MOA:

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

Department of Education (DepEd)

Microsoft Nityo Infotech

Federation of International Cable TV and Telecom Assn of the Philippines (FICTAP)

Ecofish, BFAR & USAID

ABS-CBN FilAsia System Technologies

ITU/WIT Still Growing…..

P3 IMPACT AWARD (2015)The U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships, Concordia, and the University of Virginia created the P3 Impact Award to recognize public-private partnerships (P3s) that are changing our world in the most impactful of ways.

TV White Space Partnership, an innovative collaboration between Microsoft, USAID, and the government of the Philippines (DOST-ICTO).

The partnership uses an innovative technology to extend internet access to remote coastal communities to support government efforts to register fisherfolk and sustainably manage the nation’s fisheries

Thank y u…